FRIDAY, JANUARY 31. 1969
maroon and gold
PAGE 3
this ELON trio represents 700 POUNDS OF BASKETBALL BRAWN AND POWER
The three big boys who furnish the Elon power under backboards in basketball are pictured above, those pictured left to right being
Richard McGeorge, 6-4 junior forward from Roanoke, Va.; Captain Bill Bowes, 6-8 senior center from Lenox, Mass.; and Henry Goe-
deck, 6-7 senior forward from Central Islip, N.Y, The three big boys represent almost 700 pounds of sheer brute power in the rugged
play up front, and during the early part of the season all three have played some outstanding basketball for the Fighting Christians.
Captain Bowes has averaged 16.4 points and 12.5 rebounds per game through the first thirteen games; McGeorge has averaged 15.9
points and 8.9 rebounds per game through thirteen contests; and Goedeck has averaged 14.1 points and 8.7 rebounds through ten games.
A bit of arithmetic shows that the three boys combined represent an average of 46.4 points and 31.1 rebounds per game for the Elon
cagers, and that has been a major contribution toward the success of the Elon team.
Christians Win Tilt
At Woffo
I
c iCE (;ames
Snapping back into vic
tory stride after two con
secutive losses, the
Fighting Christian baske-
teers had their hottest
night of the season from
the charity strip as they
defeated the Wofford Ter
riers 76 to 60 on the Wof
ford court on Monday
night, January 20th.
The Wofford cagers,
who had dropped a close
tilt to Elon on the road
in early season, kept the
Score close and with four
minutes left in the game
the Terriers trailed by
only five poins, but Wof
ford began pressing at
that point and Terrier
fouls gave Elon the chance
to ice the victory on foul
shots. Elon hit 17 free
rd, 76-60
throws in the final ten
minutes of the game.
The Terriers matched
the Christians from the
floor, with each team hit
ting on 25 field goals,
but the Elon cagers sank
26 of 32 charity tosses,
far ahead of the 10 for 15
free throw buckets regis
tered by the homestanding
Wofford cagers.
The Christians put four
men in double figures in
the scoring columns,with
Henry Goedeck hitting six
field buckets and a per
fect 9 for 9 from the free
throw line for 21 points
as the Elon leader. Oth^er
Christians in double di
gits were Tom McGee
with 16, Richard Mc-
(Continued on page 4)
Elon 79,
Elon 104,
Elon 79,
Elon 74,
Elon 94,
Elon 56,
Elon 73,
ITon 72,
L.M.U. 78.
Cumberland 117
Wofford 63.
High Point 87.
A.C.C. 76.
L. Rhyne 59.
L. Rhyne 65.
Campbell 66,
Elon 83, A.C.C. 89.
Elon 97, Catawba 74.
Elon 106, Guilford 94.
Elon 75, Campbell, 97.
Elon 81, High Point 94.
Elon 76, Wofford 60.
Elon 65, Pfeiffer 68.
(KLmaining (janies^
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25 - Catawba ( '•).
27 - ,\i'})alathi.in(ll)
30 - i'i'..sbyterian(A)
1 - W. C’jroliiu (A)
5 - Appal-ichian (A),
a - FrcsbyccrianCHj.
12 - FfUffcr lA).
J5 - W„ Carolina (ID-
20 - Newberry (A).
22 - Guilford (A).
26-30 - Conference.
Tournament
Christians Win Over Falcons
By 65 To 58 In Battle Here
The Fighting Christian
Cagers fell victim to a
Cold Wave” that hit
midway in the first half
2nd continued through the
Early minutes of the sec
ond half when the High
oint Panthers came
oni behind and raced to
2 decisive 94 to 81 vic
tory over Elon in a Car-
olinas Conference battle
on the Elon floor on Sat-
urday night, January 18th.
The High Point victory
was the second for the
Panthers over the Chris
tians this season, and it
robbed the Christians ot
a chance to move into the
fourth spot in the Con
ference race.
The Christians playea
fine defense and scored
well as they held the lead
through much of the first
half, with Elon holding as
much as a four-point ad
vantage at 15-11, and
Coach Miller’s boys con
tinued to lead at 21-19,
but the Panthers tied the
count 21-all and moved a-
head 43 to 38 at half-
time.
The “Cold Wave grip
ped Elon tight as the
second half opened, and
the Christians missed
their first thirteen floor
shots after the break.
(Continued on page 4)
Eton Drops Contest
To High Point Five
The Pfeiffer Falcons
battled Elon tooth and nail
through a close first half,
but the Fighting Chris
tians came back strong
after the break and moved
to as much as an 18-point
lead, which enabled the
Maroon and Gold cagers
to coast home for a 65
to 58 victory.
The Falcons started off
with a red-hot shooting
hand, and they were a-
head 8-0 after three min
utes, but the Christians
finally found the bucket
and closed the gap, mov
ing ahead for the first
time at 13-12 on a jump
er by Bill Bowes.
An interesting side
light on the game lay in
the fact that the first
nine baskets made by the
two teams were made by
nine different players.
Each of the Pfeiffer start
ers hit one of the Fal
cons’ first five buckets,
and four different Elon
players scored Elon’s
hrst four counters.
The two teams were
playing slowly against
zone defenses, and they
were all tied up at 27
27 at the intermission.
Bill Bowes, Tom McGee
and Henry Goedeck were
leaders in an Elon as
sault that opened up a
58-40 margin with 6:40
left on the clock. How
ever, Coach Miller broke
his combination, and the
Falcons then narrowed the
gap in the closing min
utes.
Henry Goedeck topped
both teams with 17 points,
other Elon leaders being
Tom McGee with 15, Bill
Bowes with 14 and Tommy
Cole with 10 counters.
Jim Burkhart topped the
Pfeiffer scoring with 14
points, with Vic Worry
trailing with 10 points for
the Falcons.
THE LINE-UPS
Pos.Elon(65) Pfeiffer(58)
F, Goedeck (17) Burk.(14)
C. Bowes (14) Banner(6)
G. McGee(15) Worry(lO)
G. Cole(lO) Hinnant(5)
Half-time: Elon 27,
Pfeiffer 27.
Elon subs — Caddell
2, Johnson 1, Marshall.
Pfeiffer subs — Stillwell
2, Engebretsen 6, Comer
4, llderton 2, Beshears.
FIFTY YEARS OF DRAMATICS AT ELON
(Continued from page 2)
The year 1935-36 saw
Miss Childs again as fa
culty director, and Ib
sen’s “A Doll House”
was the first show, with
the leading role played
by Miss Sara Virginia
Hook, a daughter of Dr.
and Mrs. A . L. Hook.
It was stated in the re
view that she had pre
viously starred in “Polly
With A Past” and “Peg
O’ My Heart,” and it
was also stated that the
costumes for the play had
been done by the home
economics department of
the college.